Canadian swimming phenom Summer McIntosh was unable to beat American star Katie Ledecky in the women's 800-metre freestyle at the world championships Saturday, ending her quest to win five individual gold medals in Singapore.

Also Thursday, Canada placed sixth in the women’s 4x200 freestyle relay final, with Brooklyn Douthwright, Sienna Angove, Ella Cosgrove and Ella Jansen finishing in 7:52.52. Australia won gold in 7:39.35, ahead of the United States (7:40.01) and China (7:42.99).

In other events, Gretchen Walsh became the first American woman to win gold at the world championships in the 50m butterfly. Regan Smith and Claire Curzan took silver and bronze, respectively, in the women's 200m backstroke. Alexy's bronze in the men's 50 freestyle was his third medal of the 2025 world championships.